SEO Manager

SEO Manager based in Taunton, paying Circa GBP35k with full benefits package

We are extremely happy to be working exclusively with Evosite, a highly successful digital agency based in Taunton. Due to consistent growth, they are looking to appoint an SEO Manager, which is seen as a particularly focused area of growth over the next 2 to 5 years. Evosite are currently moving to much larger offices to cater for additional staff, which will incorporate a wellbeing space, video games, table tennis and break out areas.

This is a great opportunity for someone who has reached, perhaps, a Senior Exec position and is looking to take their career to the next level, Evosite will always promote from within whenever possible. If you have the drive and ability to set up the outreach and keyword processes, wish to make your own mark in SEO and are looking to take the step up into management (although still be hands on), then this is a great step for you. Or, you could be an existing manager and looking to move into a position where you can help employ and grow a team and your skills. Either way, you can become an integral part of the Evosite growth team, holding workshops, talks, seminars, creating content, involvement with industry bodies and help shape the future of Evosite.

SEO Manager role

As an SEO Manager, you will need to be able to execute SEO strategy from both an onsite technical and off-site perspective with support from the Head of Search. You will have demonstrated proven success within SEO ideally working with an agency environment or in-house across several key accounts. You will be responsible for overseeing a selection of our largest accounts and will have a remit to build a team of SEO Executives capable of delivering award winning campaigns. You will be responsible for managing and developing your own SEO / PPC clients from an account management position, liaising with clients proactively and reactively, offering a first rate customer service level. You will also be responsible for identifying and following-up new business opportunities for SEO, to grow the Search unit.

The main requirement will be to implement tactics which optimise site content and improve organic search rankings. You will also deliver strategies to grow organic traffic, including building a content plan, link building execution and content generation. Optimising content on the website with SEO keyword insertion and updating meta tags should also be filtered into your day to day, as well as integrating video and other media to boost SEO.

SEO Manager responsibilities and requirements

• Delivering SEO on-site technical audits and offsite link research. You will work with our content teams to create, revise and promote valuable content that earns higher SERP rankings, grows traffic, and improves audience engagement.
• Keyword research and keyword planning.
• Ideally you will have some agency experience
• In-depth background knowledge on the technical side of SEO (metas, robots, canonicals, internal link strategies???)
• Experience with industry SEO tools including (Moz, Majestic, Raven, SEMrush, Screaming Frog...)
• Confident liaising with clients and reporting back transparently on performance
• Good working knowledge of Google Search Console
• Good working knowledge of GoogleAnalytics (ideally IQ certified)
• Working with copywriters and content creation team to deliver high quality SEO optimised content
• Responsible for training, progression and personal development of junior members of the team with responsibility for hiring future Marketing Executives to grow the team
• Confidently pitching and presenting SEO and content strategies to clients

Key Skills

• In-depth knowledge of Google Search Console and GoogleAnalytics
• Innovative and creative, with a logical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Always looking for ways to improve: such as being efficient with time, especially around repetitive tasks, such as generating meta tags for large sites
• Strong communication, copywriting and mathematical skills.
• Work well as part of a team to deliver for clients or as an individual when required
• Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS and HTML will be advantageous.

If you are interested in joining a successful and enjoyable agency, then this is a great opportunity for an SEO Manager to be a part of a business with an excellent future.

This role is being managed exclusively by Purple Monkey Recruitment Ltd and all 3rd party applications will be forwarded to Nick Blake at PMR who will assume ownership of the application